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Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle, do we have any rights in terms of correcting the record of this House?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We have it in black and white.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: One Minister said one thing and the other Minister said something else. You are not vindicating our rights, a Cheann Comhairle.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: This is an outrage.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: A Cheann Comhairle, how can the procedure be that we must go privately to your office on a matter as grave as this?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Two officeholders came in here and gave conflicting statements to the House on a matter of grave public interest.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Neither has sought to correct the record.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: We have rights here too. You are the Ceann Comhairle. What is the procedure? What is the answer to Deputy Durkan's question?

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Do we go privately to your office——

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: ——when two Ministers come into this House and give directly contrary views?

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is not frivolous for two Ministers to come in here and mislead the House.

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: It is not a frivolous matter.

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: That is absolutely right.

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: For the record, one Minister stated: "The investigation by Assistant Commissioner Carty was completed and presented to me and, in turn, to the D[irector of] P[ublic] P[rosecutions]."

Order of Business (Resumed). (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: However, the other Minister, Deputy McDowell, stated: "the Carty report was not delivered ... either to me or to the then Minister, Deputy O'Donoghue".

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: Perhaps we might accept the Minister's offer of 10 p.m., provided there is no guillotine.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: They have objected to the guillotine.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: That is correct.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: If we are to have Friday sittings because it suits the Government's programme at this stage, then we ought to have the Order of Business in the normal way. Three Bills will be guillotined tomorrow. The guillotine is now a regular weapon in the armoury of the Government. It is not acceptable and the Ministers denounced it when they were on this side of the House. I oppose it for these reasons.

Order of Business. (23 Jun 2005)

Pat Rabbitte: I agree. The green list of amendments circulated this morning says the 284 amendments comprise all the amendments to the Bill. They do not. There are further amendments in the white paper from the Minister. Last night we got only as far as amendment No. 12, which means most of the amendments will never be discussed in Dáil Éireann. How can any Minister defend that? It is quite...